Amanda Donohoe

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name = Amanda Donohoe


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1962|6|29|df=y
location = London

Amanda Donohoe (born 29 June 1962) is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress.

Biography

Early life

Donohoe was born in London, the daughter of Joanna and Ted Donohoe, antique dealers. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Amanda-Donohoe.html Amanda Donohoe Biography (1962-) ] ] Her father (who also worked for the foreign office), is of Irish/Russian descent and her mother is Swiss. She left home at sixteen, and in her early twenties she was accepted at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In the late 1980s she decided to move to Los Angeles to expand her career.

Career

Donohoe first came to attention of the worldwide audience in 1986 when she was cast opposite Oliver Reed as Lucy Irvine in Nicolas Roeg's "Castaway" (where she appeared nude in some sequences of the movie). She followed this up with roles in two Ken Russell films "The Lair of the White Worm", based on a Bram Stoker novel, and "The Rainbow", based on a D. H. Lawrence novel. In 1981, Amanda appeared in the music video for the song, "Stand & Deliver" by Adam & the Ants.

In February 1991, she took part in the first lesbian kiss on American television when her character CJ Lamb on LA Law kissed Abbie Perkins played by Michelle Greene [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7630767.stm] . In the Spring of 2001 she replaced Jerry Hall in playing the role of Mrs Robinson on the London stage. She has a brief guest appearance in an episode of "Ally McBeal". Donohoe has constantly worked in film since, and has appeared in several television roles "Murder City", "Bad Girls" and most notably two seasons of "L.A. Law". In 2005 she starred in the title role of "Hedda Gabler" at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Donohoe is due to start filming UK soap Emmerdale Oct 08, her first appearance will be at christmas 2008 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7630767.stm] .

Channel 4 ranked her as number 38 in their list of the 50 Greatest British actresses.

Personal life

Donohoe is a feminist, a socialist and an atheist. [ [http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Amanda_Donohoe Amanda Donohoe - Celebrity Atheist List ] ] Donohoe admits to having experimented with drugs but never became addicted. She dated Adam Ant in the early 1980s and punched an obsessed fan who threatened Ant with a knife. She lived with film maker Nick Broomfield for three years. She has been open about being bisexual telling Diva magazine "My first sexual experiences were with women and if a woman comes into my life who is absolutely stunning and satisfies me emotionally, intellectually and sexually I'm not going to draw the line and say 'I can't because you're a woman'". She has been romantically linked to Sandra Bernhard and Jim Carrey.

In 1993 she ranked 16th in Celebrity Sleuths 25 Sexiest and in 1995 she ranked 16th in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.

Credits

Film roles

*"Foreign Body" as Susan Partridge - 1986
*"Castaway" as Lucy Irvine - 1987
*"The Lair of the White Worm" as Lady Sylvia Marsh - 1988
*"The Substitute" as Gayle Richardson - 1993
*"A Womans Guide To Adultery" as Jo Saxon - 1994
*"The Madness of King George" as Lady Pembroke - 1995
*"Liar, Liar" as Miranda - 1997
*"Glory Glory" as Widow - 2000
*"Starship Troopers 3" as Admiral Enolo Phid - 2008

Television roles

*"L.A. Law" as Cara Jean Lamb - 1990 - 1992
*"Frasier" as Catherine - 1994
*"Ally McBeal" as Marianne Holt - 1997
*"Murder City" as DI Susan Alembic - 2004 - 2006
*"Bad Girls" as Lou Stoke - 2006
*"Batman Beyond" as The Queen 1999-2001

tage roles

*"Cymbeline" as Helen - 1984
*"Great Expectations" as Estella - 1984
*"The Admirable Crichton" as Lady Catherine - 1984
*"Uncle Vanya" as Yelena - 1996
*"Miss Julie" as Miss Julie - 1996
*"The Graduate" as Mrs Robinson - 2001
*"Hedda Gabler" as Hedda Gabler - 2001

Awards and nominations

Amanda Donohoe won a Golden Globe for her role in LA Law and was nominated for an Outer Circle Critics Award for her Broadway debut in Uncle Vanya.

References

External links

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